Leaflets and Publications

Planning Services can provide a number of helpful leaflets and publications, some of which you can download. If you require leaflets/publications that cannot be downloaded please contact Planning Administration on 01909 533188 to order copies.

Development Control

Access to Planning
A Guide to commenting on Planning Applications
Bassetlaw Planning Committee – A Guide to How Bassetlaw’s Planning Committee works
Planning Consultants – Where to Find Planning Advice in the East Midlands
Landscape specifications for Development
The Householders Guide to Flat Roofing
A Guide to Enforcement Procedures
Planning Enforcement – A Guide to Collecting Evidence
Enforcement Notice Appeals – A Guide to Procedure
Landscaping Your Development
Security Shutters
Your Gardens Walls – Better to be Safe….

Building Control

Building Regulations Explanatory Booklet
Regularisation Certificates – Building Control Guidance Note No 1
Domestic Heating Appliances – Building Control Guidance Note No 2
Smoke Detectors in Dwellings – Building Control Guidance Note No 3
Conservatories, Porches and Greenhouses – Building Control Guidance Note No 4
Roof Space Conversions – Building Control Guidance Note No 5
Domestic Garages and Carports – Building Control Guidance Note No 6
Domestic Building Regulation Notification – Building Control Guidance Note No 7
Replacement Windows - Guidance Note No 8
Building Regulations Part L1 – Replacement Domestic Heating Boilers or Hot Water Vessels
Electrical Safety
Disability Discrimination Act
Access for the Disabled
Repairs to Old Buildings
The Demolition of Buildings
MasterBond Warranty Scheme (2 different leaflets)
The Party Wall Act Explanatory Leaflet
The Party Wall Act Explanatory Booklet
Choosing Your Builder
Avoid Cowboy Builders

All of the Approved Documents for Building Control and related publications are available on the Planning Portal.

Policy and Implentation

A New Local Plan for Bassetlaw – Explanatory leaflet
Better Places to Live – Summary : A companion guide to PPG 3
Creating better places to live: A Guide to the Planning System in England
South Leverton Village Design Statement
East Markham Village Design Statement
Worksop Conservation Area Policy Statement
Open Space Provision on New Residential Development Sites
Affordable Housing
Retford Conservation Area Policy Statement
Retford Conservation Area Appraisal
Quality Development for a living Countryside – Countryside Commission
Sites of Importance for nature Conservation
A Guide to the effect of conservation area designation

Hedges

The Hedgerows Regulations – Your questions answered
An Overview on High Hedges
The right hedge for you – A guide to choosing a garden hedge
Over the Garden Hedge
High Hedges Complaints: Prevention and Cure
High Hedges Complaining to the Council
High Hedges: Appealing against the Council's decision
Hedge height and light loss
Protected Trees – A Guide to Tree Preservation Procedures
Tree Preservation Order Appeals: How the process works
Trees on Development Sites

General

Speak Up (Complaints, Compliments, Suggestions)
Gas Appliances – Keep them Serviced, Keep them Safe
Coal Mining Subsidence Damage – A Guide to Claimants’ Rights
County Contact – Guide to ‘one-stop’ council services
Floodline – Damage Limitation
Keep Your Home Free from damp and mould
Your Services, Your Say
Shop Fronts – A Guide to Design in Bassetlaw District Council
Protecting Severn Trent Pipes – Guidelines
Lawful Development Certificates – A User’s Guide
How to Complain to the Local Government Ombudsman

Note: There may be a charge for some of the above publications.

Contact:

Telephone: 01909 533188
E.mail: planning@bassetlaw.gov.uk
Fax: 01909 533400